ABSTRACT
After the Islamic revolution in Iran, revolutionary leaders had to compromise their ideology. The Iranian ship of state continues to drift in search of an equilibrium between revolutionary convictions and the demands of governance, between religion and state, and Islam and the West.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Introduction: Revolutionary Politics in Iran
part |159 pages
Part One: The Domestic Scene
chapter |34 pages
1 The Guardianship of the Jurisconsult: The Ideological Dilemma
chapter |31 pages
2 The Political Scene: Rival Factions and Conflicting Tendencies
chapter |27 pages
3 Khatami's Emergence
chapter |26 pages
4 Social and Economic Difficulties and Political Repercussions
chapter |32 pages
5 The Quest for Freedom and Intensified Struggle for Power
chapter |7 pages
Conclusion: A Tentative Appraisal
part |154 pages
Part Two: Iran, the West and the Middle East Peace Process
